Women's Health
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Wisconsin Resources
Wisconsin
Women's Health and Demography (PDF 105KB)
The Wisconsin Maternal and Child Health Hotline 1-800-722-2295
This hotline provides information and links to services relating to
women and children. Information is available in the following program
areas:
- WIC
- Healthy Start
- BadgerCare
- HealthCheck
- Prenatal Care Coordination
- Presumptive Eligibility
- Children With Special Health Care Needs
- Family Planning.
Phone: 1-800-722-2295 Twenty-four hours/day, 7 days/week or via their
web site: www.mch-hotlines.org
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Women's Health &
Women's Health Research
The UW-Madison Center for
Women's Health and Women's Health Research is one of thirteen National Centers of Excellence in Women’s
Health designated by the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women’s
Health. The model centers provide integrated and
comprehensive women’s health services for women across the country. Their mission is to improve the health of all women through leadership
in Research, Education, Clinical Care, Community Partnership, and
Advocacy.
National Resources-- Links external to DHFS
The National Women’s Health Information Center
The National Women's
Health Information Center is a one-stop gateway for women seeking health information. It is a free
information and resource service on women's health issues just for you,
whether you're a consumer, a health care professional, a researcher, an
educator, or a student.
Quick Health Data Online (previously known as the National Women's
Health Indicators Database) provides comprehensive US data for both men
and women on a variety of health indicators. Access is free, and
users can make their own tables, graphs and charts.
National Institutes of Health Interactive Health Education Resources
The tutorials are interactive health education resources from the
Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial
explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. You can also
listen to the tutorial.
The Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human
Services
The Office on Women's Health is the U.S. government's champion and focal point for
women's health issues, and works to redress inequities in research, health
care services, and education that have historically placed the health of
women at risk.
- Pick Your Path to Health, a public education campaign sponsored by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office
on Women's Health, helps women take simple and manageable steps to
improve their health and provides tools for local communities to
promote practical, culturally relevant action steps to wellness.
American Heart Association
Heart disease and stroke are the No. 1 and No. 3 killers of women.
Heart disease and stroke are two of the many cardiovascular diseases that kill nearly 500,000 women
each year. That’s more than the next seven causes of death combined,
including all forms of cancer. Fortunately, you can do a lot to prevent
heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association’s
"Go Red For Women" campaign helps
you discover unique lifesaving power by learning about heart disease and
stroke and taking positive action to reduce your risk of both.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Topics: Women’s Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed many Fact sheets on health topics that affect
women.
Data
The Women's Health Data Book: A Profile of Women's Health in the United
States, offers the latest data and trends on the wide range of health
issues that affect women across their life spans. Published by the Kaiser
Family Foundation and the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Maternal and Child Health
Bureau has released Women’s Health 2003, an annual report on the health
status of America's women. The report provides key facts and figures about
the health of women across the country, including current and historical
data.
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